Construction method and design method of air-conditioning system

ABSTRACT

In a construction method of an air conditioning system, the respective rooms are provided with air intake sections  9   a  to  9   d   , 18   a  to  18   d  which spout air sent from blowers  40   a  to  40   d   , 41   a  to  41   d , an exhaust section 52 which forms discharged air current directed from the respective rooms toward the return compartment is provided between the respective rooms and the return compartment, and the plurality of blowers  40   a  to  40   d   , 41   a  to  41   d  and at least one air conditioner are disposed in the return compartment. Air discharged from the plurality of rooms in the building 1 by the air conditioner  30   b  operated by the return compartment is adjusted in temperature and moisture in the return compartment, and wind is sent into the plurality of rooms in the building 1 by the blowers  40   a  to  40   d   , 41   a  to  41   d , and air conditioning in the building 1 can be performed.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a construction method and a designmethod of an air conditioning system which conditions air in a pluralityof rooms in a building by one air conditioner and a plurality ofblowers.

BACKGROUND TECHNIQUE

There is a conventionally known air conditioning system of this kind inwhich an air conditioner chamber is provided in a building, air which issucked into the air conditioner chamber is adjusted in temperature byan, and the air is sent to a plurality of rooms by the blower (seepatent document 1 for example).

The conventional air conditioning system will be described hereinafterwith reference to FIG. 8.

As shown in FIG. 8, an air conditioner chamber 101 is placed in an atticof a building, and a hanging wall 106 which is suspended and an openingbetween the hanging wall 106 and a floor surface 116 is provided in thisair conditioner chamber 101. According to this, the air conditionerchamber 101 is divided into two chambers, i.e., a mixing section 133 anda dispersing chamber 200.

A one side wall 111 of the mixing section 133 which is one of thechambers of the air conditioner chamber 101 is provided with an atticair suction port 400 as an outside air suction port and an outside airintroduction port 311, and the floor surface 116 is provided with alouver 115 as a ventilator. An air conditioner 102 is placed on the oneside wall 111. The louver 115 is in communication with a space in ahouse for again returning, into the air conditioner chamber 101, airwhich is sent into the house from the air conditioner chamber 101.

The dispersing chamber 200 which is the other chamber of the airconditioner chamber 101 is provided with an air-supply blower mountingwall 144 which is parallel with the hanging wall 106. Air-supply blowers104 are mounted on the air-supply blower mounting wall 144. A space on aside of the air-supply blower mounting wall 144 opposite from thehanging wall 106, i.e., a space between the air-supply blower mountingwall 144 and a wall surface 112 b is a piping space 202 of air-supplyducts (not shown) which are connected to the air-supply blowers 104 andplaced in the respective rooms of the house. Through holes (not shown)as many as the rooms which are to be air-conditioned are formed in thewall surface 112 b and the floor surface 116 of the air conditionerchamber 101. The air-supply ducts pass through the through holes.

The air-supply blowers 104 are driven by a DC motor. Air in the airconditioner chamber 101 is sucked from intake ports 141 which are fanintake ports of the air-supply blowers 104, and the air is sent to theplurality of rooms of the house. The air is circulated between the airconditioner chamber 101 and the rooms. If the air conditioner 102 isdriven, air from the air conditioner flows out into the mixing section133. If the air-supply blowers 104 are driven, air from the attic flowsout from the attic air suction port 400 into the air conditioner chamber101, and outside air flows out from the outside air introduction port311 into the air conditioner chamber 101. Air is conditioned in theplurality of rooms of the house in this manner using the one airconditioner 102 and the plurality of air-supply blowers 104.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENT Patent Document

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Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2012-57880

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problem to be Solved by the Invention

According to such a conventional air conditioning system, in order toplace the air conditioner, it is necessary to provide the airconditioner chamber as a chamber for exclusive use. Further, in order tomix intake air, i.e., intake air current into the air conditionerchamber and spout air, i.e., spout air current of the air conditionerwith each other, it is necessary to provide the mixing section in theair conditioner chamber. Further, (as described in paragraph 0046 of theprior patent document also) positions of the air conditioner, an exhaustport and an air supply port are too close, and in order to prevent shortcircuit which is a phenomenon where air is adversely circulated in anarrow scope, it is necessary to separate the positions of the airconditioner, the exhaust port and the air supply port from each other asfar as possible. A certain size of capacitor is necessary for the airconditioner chamber, and it is not easy to construct the air conditionerchamber.

The present invention has been accomplished to solve the conventionalproblem, and it is an object of the invention to provide a constructionmethod and a design method of an air conditioning system in which achamber for placing an air conditioner therein is unnecessary, it iseasy to separate the positions of the air conditioner, the exhaust portand the air supply port from each other, and spout air current from theair conditioner is less prone to be short circuited.

Means for Solving the Problem

To achieve the above object, in a construction method of an airconditioning system of the present invention, a return compartment whichis adjacent to a plurality of rooms is formed in a building, therespective rooms are provided with air intake sections which spout airsent from blowers, an exhaust section which forms exhausted air currentdirected from the respective rooms toward the return compartment isprovided between the respective rooms and the return compartment, andthe plurality of blowers and at least one air conditioner are disposedin the return compartment.

According to this means, it is possible to provide an air conditioningsystem capable of air-conditioning the plurality of rooms by the airconditioner placed in the return compartment, and in which it isunnecessary to provide an air conditioner chamber for exclusive use forplacing the air conditioner therein.

According to other means, the return compartment is a stair case or acorridor in the building.

According to this, since a certain size of capacity is secured in thereturn compartment for constructing the air conditioner, it is possibleto provide the air conditioning system in which the air conditioner, theexhaust port and the intake port are separated from each other in thereturn compartment.

According to another means, a suction port of the blower is providedwhile avoiding a spout direction of spout air current from the airconditioner.

With this means, it is possible to provide an air conditioning system inwhich spout air current from the air conditioner is less prone to beshort circuited.

According to another means, a suction port of the blower is disposedbelow a spout port of spout air current from the air conditioner, and aspout direction of the spout air current from the air conditioner issubstantially a horizontal direction.

With this means, it is possible to provide an air conditioning system inwhich spout air current from the air conditioner is less prone to beshort circuited.

According to another means, at least one exhaust section is providedabove the air conditioner.

With this means, it is possible to provide an air conditioning system inwhich spout air current from the air conditioner is less prone to beshort circuited.

According to another means, a total blast air volume of the plurality ofblowers is larger than an air-conditioning air volume of the airconditioner.

With this means, it is possible to provide an air conditioning system inwhich the air conditioner chamber for exclusive use is unnecessary, andthe air conditioner, an exhaust port and an intake port can easily beseparated from each other in the return compartment.

To achieve the above object, in a design method of an air conditioningsystem of the invention, the design method includes an air-conditioningability determining step of determining air-conditioning ability of theair conditioner by calculation of an air conditioning load concerningthe building, a blast air volume determining step of determining a blastair volume sent to the respective rooms from the respective capacity ofthe rooms, a total blast air volume calculating step of calculating atotal blast air volume in which the blast air volumes into therespective rooms determined by the blast air volume determining step areadded up, and an air-conditioning air volume determining step ofdetermining an optimal air-conditioning air volume of the airconditioner from the total blast air volume determined by the totalblast air volume calculating step, the blowers which send air to therespective rooms are selected from the blast air volume determined bythe blast air volume determining step, the air conditioning systemfurther has the air-conditioning ability determined by theair-conditioning ability determining step, and the air conditionercapable of setting an air-conditioning air volume which is equal to orless than the optimal air-conditioning air volume determined by theair-conditioning air volume determining step is selected.

According to this means, it is possible to optimally select the blowerand the air conditioner used for the air conditioning system including aplurality of rooms and a return compartment in a building, in which anair intake section which spouts air sent from blowers are provided inthe respective rooms, an exhaust section which forms discharged aircurrent directed from the respective rooms toward the return compartmentis provided in the respective rooms, the plurality of blowers and atleast one air conditioner are provided in the return compartment, theair in the return compartment is guided from the air intake section tothe respective rooms, and the air in the respective rooms is guided fromthe exhaust section to the return compartment.

According to another means, when the air conditioner having theair-conditioning ability determined by the air-conditioning abilitydetermining step cannot set the air-conditioning air volume which isequal to or less than the optimal air-conditioning air volume determinedby the air-conditioning air volume determining step, the blower isselected such that a minimum air-conditioning air volume which can beset by the air conditioner becomes equal to or less than 70% of thetotal blast air volume.

According to this means, in selecting the blower and the air conditionerused for the air conditioning system including a plurality of rooms anda return compartment in a building, an air intake section which spoutsair sent from blowers are provided in the respective rooms, an exhaustsection which forms discharged air current directed from the respectiverooms toward the return compartment is provided in the respective rooms,the plurality of blowers and at least one air conditioner are providedin the return compartment, the air in the return compartment is guidedfrom the air intake section to the respective rooms, and the air in therespective rooms is guided from the exhaust section to the returncompartment, when the total blast air volume which is required by theblower since the total volume of especially the respective rooms issmall is small, it is possible to optimally design the air-conditioningair volume and the total blast air volume.

According to another means, the blower having air volume adjustmentmeans capable of adjusting an air volume is selected.

With this means, after the air conditioning system is constructed, anair volume is increased or decreased using the air volume adjustmentmeans, thereby adjusting the air-conditioning ability, thereby adjustingin accordance with variation in an air conditioning load of therespective rooms.

Effect of the Invention

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an airconditioning system having such an effect that it is unnecessary toprovide an air conditioner chamber, an air conditioner, an exhaust portand an intake port can easily be placed and these members can easily beconstructed.

Further, it is possible to provide an air conditioning system havingsuch an effect that spout air current from an air conditioner is lessprone to be short circuited, the spout air current is diffused andmixed, air conditioned air of equal moisture can be supplied to aplurality of rooms, and moisture differences in the respective rooms aresmall.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first floor of a building showing aconfiguration of an air conditioning system according to a firstembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a second floor of the building;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a stair case portion of the secondfloor of the building;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the stair case portion of the second floorof the building taken along a line A-A;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the stair case portion of the second floorof the building taken along a line B-B;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a building showing a configuration of an airconditioning system according to a second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a corridor portion of the building takenalong a line C-C; and

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner chamber of aconventional air conditioning system.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

A first aspect of the present invention provides a construction methodof an air conditioning system wherein a return compartment which isadjacent to a plurality of rooms is formed in a building, the respectiverooms are provided with air intake sections which spout air sent fromblowers, an exhaust section which forms exhausted air current directedfrom the respective rooms toward the return compartment is providedbetween the respective rooms and the return compartment, and theplurality of blowers and at least one air conditioner are disposed inthe return compartment. With this aspect, air discharged from theplurality of rooms in the building is adjusted in moisture in the returncompartment by the air conditioner which is operated in the returncompartment, and the air is sent to the plurality of rooms in thebuilding, thereby making it possible to condition air in the building.

In a construction method of an air conditioning system according tosecond and third aspects of the invention, the return compartment is astair case or a corridor in the building. With these aspects, since itis possible to condition the air in the building in the returncompartment, it is unnecessary to provide the air conditioner chamberfor exclusive use, and it is possible to secure a certain size ofcapacity for installing the air conditioner.

According to a construction method of an air conditioning system of aforth aspect of the invention, a suction port of the blower is providedwhile avoiding a spout direction of spout air current from the airconditioner. Spout air current from the air conditioner is not directlysucked by the blower, short circuit is less prone be generated, and thespout air current can be diffused and mixed in the return compartment.

According to a construction method of an air conditioning system of afifth aspect of the invention, a suction port of the blower is disposedbelow a spout port of spout air current from the air conditioner, and aspout direction of the spout air current from the air conditioner issubstantially a horizontal direction. Spout air current from the airconditioner is not directly sucked by the blower, short circuit is lessprone to be generated, and the spout air current can be diffused andmixed in the return compartment.

According to a construction method of an air conditioning system of asixth aspect of the invention, at least one exhaust section is providedabove the air conditioner. Since air discharged from the building issucked into the air conditioner, it is possible to control the operationof the air conditioner by detecting a temperature close to a roomtemperature.

According to a construction method of an air conditioning system of aseventh aspect of the invention, a total blast air volume of theplurality of blowers is larger than an air-conditioning air volume ofthe air conditioner. Since the air volume more than the air-conditioningair volume of the air conditioner is discharged from and flows into therooms in the building, short circuited is less prone to be generated,and spout air from the air conditioner and inflow air from therespective rooms can be mixed with each other in the return compartment.

According to a design method of an air conditioning system of an eighthaspect of the invention, the design method includes an air-conditioningability determining step of determining air-conditioning ability of theair conditioner by calculation of an air conditioning load concerningthe building, a blast air volume determining step of determining a blastair volume sent to the respective rooms from the respective capacity ofthe rooms, a total blast air volume calculating step of calculating atotal blast air volume in which the blast air volumes into therespective rooms determined by the blast air volume determining step areadded up, and an air-conditioning air volume determining step ofdetermining an optimal air-conditioning air volume of the airconditioner from the total blast air volume determined by the totalblast air volume calculating step, the blowers which send air to therespective rooms are selected from the blast air volume determined bythe blast air volume determining step, the air conditioning systemfurther has the air-conditioning ability determined by theair-conditioning ability determining step, and the air conditionercapable of setting an air-conditioning air volume which is equal to orless than the optimal air-conditioning air volume determined by theair-conditioning air volume determining step is selected. It is possibleto optimally select the blower and the air conditioner.

According to a design method of an air conditioning system of a ninthaspect of the invention, when the air conditioner having theair-conditioning ability determined by the air-conditioning abilitydetermining step cannot set the air-conditioning air volume which isequal to or less than the optimal air-conditioning air volume determinedby the air-conditioning air volume determining step, the blower isselected such that a minimum air-conditioning air volume which can beset by the air conditioner becomes equal to or less than 70% of thetotal blast air volume. Especially when a total blast air volumerequired for the blower is small because a total volume of a room issmall, it is possible to optimally design an air-conditioning air volumeand a total blast air volume.

According to a design method of an air conditioning system of a tenthaspect of the invention, the blower having air volume adjustment meanscapable of adjusting an air volume is selected. After the airconditioning system is constructed, it is possible to increase ordecrease an air volume using the air volume adjustment means, and toadjust the air-conditioning ability in accordance with variation in theair conditioning load of the respective rooms.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter withreference to the drawings.

First Embodiment

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first floor of a building showing aconfiguration of an air conditioning system according to a firstembodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of asecond floor of the building.

As shown in FIG. 1, an entrance 2, a living room 3, and a kitchen 4 aredisposed and, a rest room 5, a bathroom 6, an undressing room 7 and thelike are provided on the first floor of the building 1. The living room3 is provided with stairs 8 to a second floor. A first floor ceiling ofthe building 1 is provided with spout grills (air intake sections) 9 a,9 b, 9 c, 9 d for sending air into rooms on the first floor. One ends offirst floor air ducts 10 a, 10 b, 10 c, 10 d are respectively connectedto the spout grills 9 a, 9 b, 9 c, 9 d. The other ends of the firstfloor air ducts 10 a, 10 b, 10 c, 10 d are placed on the second floor.The spout grills 9 a, 9 b, 9 c, 9 d may be provided on a floor insteadof the ceiling. When the spout grills 9 a, 9 b, 9 c, 9 d are provided onthe floor, the first floor air ducts 10 a, 10 b, 10 c, 10 d are providedunder the floor.

As shown in FIG. 2, a stair case 12 composed of a corridor 11 and thestairs 8 leading from the first floor is disposed on the second floor ofthe building 1. A room A13, a room B14 and a room C15 on the secondfloor of the building 1 are disposed next to the stair case 12. A closetA16 is provided in the room A13. A closet B17 is provided in the roomB14. Spout grills (air intake sections) 18 a, 18 b, 18 c, 18 d whichsend wind into the rooms on the second floor are provided in a ceiling62 on the second floor of the building 1. The spout grills (air intakesections) 18 a, 18 b are provided in the ceiling 62 of the room A13 onthe second floor. The (air intake section) 18 c is provided in theceiling 62 of the room B14 on the second floor. The spout grill (airintake section) 18 d is provided in the ceiling 62 of the room C15 onthe second floor.

One ends of second floor air ducts 19 a, 19 b, 19 c, 19 d arerespectively connected to the spout grills (air intake sections) 18 a,18 b, 18 c, 18 d. The spout grills (air intake sections) 18 a, 18 b, 18c, 18 d may be provided in the floor instead of the ceiling 62. When thespout grills (air intake sections) 18 a, 18 b, 18 c, 18 d are providedin the floor, the second floor air ducts 19 a, 19 b, 19 c, 19 d aredisposed under the floor of the second floor.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a stair case portion of the secondfloor of the building of the air conditioning system according to thefirst embodiment, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along a line A-A inFIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along a line B-B in FIG. 3.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the stair case 12 is surrounded by a side wall20 of the stairs 8, a wall A21 reached when proceeding up the stairs 8from the first floor, a partition wall 22 existing between the roomsA13, B14, C15 on the second floor, and a wall B23 which is opposed tothe wall A21. A distance between the wall A21 and the wall B23 is about3.8 m, and a width between the stairs 8 and the corridor 11 is about 0.9m. Since a center size of a pillar in an architectural design drawing isused and a size in which a thickness of a wall is not taken into accountis described, “about” is added to the sizes. This rule is applied alsoto the following size descriptions.

A handrail 24 is mounted on the corridor 11 on the side of the stairs 8.The handrail 24 is composed of a horizontal crosspiece 25 and verticalcrosspieces 26. Slits 27 exist between the vertical crosspieces 26. Asimilar handrail 28 is mounted on the stairs 8 on the side of a space ofthe first floor.

An air conditioner 30 a is placed on an upper side of the wall B23 ofthe stair case 12 close to the side wall 20. This air conditioner 30 ais a wall-mounted indoor unit of a separate-type air conditioner whichis connected to an outdoor unit (not shown). This air conditioner 30 ahas a function to set a blast air volume of the indoor unit as anair-conditioning air volume like strong wind, intermediate wind and weakwind. A suction port through which intake air current 32 a is sucked isprovided in an upper surface 31 of the air conditioner 30 a. A spoutport through which spout air current 33 a is spouted is provided in alower portion of a front surface of the air conditioner 30 a. The spoutport is provided with a vertical wind direction control plate 34. Thevertical wind direction control plate 34 is set such that this spoutsspout air current 33 a substantially in a horizontal direction. Here,the expression “substantially in a horizontal direction” includes adownward direction within 15° from the horizontal direction. The spoutport is provided with a horizontal wind direction control plate (notshown). The horizontal wind direction control plate is set such thatthis spouts spout air current 33 a toward the wall A21 substantiallyparallel to the side wall 20.

First floor blowers 40 a, 40 b, 40 c, 40 d and second floor blowers 41a, 41 b, 41 c, 41 d are mounted on the wall B23. The first floor blowers40 a, 40 b, 40 c, 40 d and the second floor blowers 41 a, 41 b, 41 c, 41d are disposed below the air conditioner 30 a. The four first floorblowers 40 are provided, and the four second floor blower 41 areprovided. One of the first floor air ducts 10 is connected to one of thefirst floor blowers 40, and one of the second floor air ducts 19 isconnected to one of the second floor blowers 41.

Sirocco fans 42 are provided in the first floor blowers 40 and thesecond floor blowers 41. Air is sucked from the stair case 12, thesucked air flows through the first floor air ducts 10 and the secondfloor air ducts 19, and is spouted into the rooms in the building 1. Ifair is sucked from the stair case 12, intake air current 43 isgenerated. The sucked air flows through the first floor air ducts 10 andthe second floor air ducts 19 as spout air current 44.

The first floor blowers 40 a, 40 b, 40 c, 40 d and the second floorblowers 41 a, 41 b, 41 c, 41 d include air volume adjustment means. Theair volume adjustment means is a notch switch which changes the numberof rotations of a fan for example or a shutter (not shown) which adjustsan opening area of each of the suction ports of the spout grills 9 a to9 d.

Each of the rooms A13, B14, C15 on the second floor is provided with alower clearance 51 of a door 50 which is an entrance from the stair case12, and exhaust sections 52 located close to a ceiling 62 which ishigher than the air conditioner 30 a of the partition wall 22. Exhaustedair current 53 of the second floor is formed in the lower clearance 51and the exhaust sections 52. An opening which is in communication withthe stair case 12 is provided in each of the rooms one the first floor.This opening corresponds to a discharge section 55 to the stair case 12,and exhausted air current 56 of the first floor is formed in thisopening.

Hence, the stair case 12 becomes a return compartment where air groupsdischarged from the plurality of rooms in the building 1 which iscomposed of the living room 3, the kitchen 4, a room A13, a room B14 anda room C15 merge with each other. That is, the stair case 12 whichbecomes the return compartment is adjacent to the living room 3, thekitchen 4, the room A13, the room B14 and the room C15.

Blast air volumes of air which is sent to the living room 3, the kitchen4, the room A13, the room B14 and the room C15 are determined by volumesof the living room 3, the kitchen 4, the room A13, the room B14 and theroom C15 (blast air volume determining step). A total blast air volume(total blast air volume is called Vh hereinafter) which is total of theblast air volumes to the living room 3, the kitchen 4, the room A13, theroom B14 and the room C15 determined in the blast air volume determiningstep is calculated (total blast air volume calculating step).Air-blowing ability and the number of blowers which send air to theliving room 3, the kitchen 4, the room A13, the room B14 and the roomC15 are selected from the blast air volumes determined by the blast airvolume determining step. In this embodiment, the blast duct composes aportion of the blower. That is, the blast air volume used for selectingthe blower is a blast air volume of air which is spouted from the spoutgrill (air intake section) through the blast duct. The blast air volumewhich is required for conditioning air is preferably at least 13 m³/h ormore per 2.5 m³ of the room and ideally, about 20 m³/h, and the blastair volume is adjusted in accordance with a size and a load of the room.In this embodiment, since the room A13 is larger than the room B14, thetwo spout grills 18 a, 18 b are provided, and air is sent by the blowers41 a, 41 b. Since the blower is provided with blast adjustment means,usability becomes more excellent if one or more blowers are provided inone room.

The air-conditioning ability of the air conditioner 30 a is determinedby air conditioner load calculation concerning the building 1(air-conditioning ability determining step).

That is, the air conditioning load is calculated based on transferredheat which enters from the wall, the window, the ceiling and the like,radiant heat of solar radiation which penetrates a window glass, heatand moisture generated from a person existing in the room, heatgenerated from illumination and a machine tool, and heat quantity andmoisture generated from air taken from outside and draft as the airconditioning load (Haruo YAMADA, “Freezing and air conditioning”, Japan,Kabushiki Kaisha Yokendo, Mar. 20, 1975, pages 240 to 247). More room isgiven to this load calculation result, the air conditioner 30 a of theentire building 1 is selected from air conditioners which are lineup interms of ability, and the entire building 1 is air-conditioned.

An optimal air-conditioning air volume (optimal air-conditioning airvolume is called Vq hereinafter) of the air conditioner 30 a isdetermined from the total blast air volume Vh calculated in the totalblast air volume calculating step (air-conditioning air volumedetermining step).

The optimal air-conditioning air volume Vq is an air volume of 50% orless of the total blast air volume Vh, and is 70% or less at the most,and is an air volume where the air conditioner 30 a can exhibit abilityin accordance with the air conditioning load.

The air conditioner 30 a includes air-conditioning ability which isdetermined by the air-conditioning ability determining step, and a modelof the air conditioner 30 a which can set an air-conditioning air volumewhich is equal to or less than the optimal air-conditioning air volumeVq determined by the air-conditioning air volume determining step isselected.

If a total volume of a room where air therein is to be conditioned issmall, a minimum air-conditioning air volume which can be set by the airconditioner 30 a may be larger, in some cases, than the optimalair-conditioning air volume Vq which is determined by theair-conditioning air volume determining step. In this case, the totalblast air volume Vh of the blower is increased so that an air volumewhich is equal to or less than 70% of the total blast air volume Vh canbe set by the air conditioner 30 a.

That is, in order to maintain the air-conditioning ability of the airconditioner 30 a, the air-conditioning air volume of the air conditioner30 a is not decreased more than necessary, and the blast air volume intothe building 1 is increased to a value which is equal to or larger than20 m³/h per 2.5 m³ of the room so that the minimum blast air volumewhich can be set by the air conditioner 30 a becomes equal to or lessthan 50% of the total blast air volume Vh.

The method of increasing the blast air volume into the building is notlimited to the increasing method of the blast air volume into therespective rooms, and it is also effective to send air also to a spaceunder floor and an attic space where airproof and heat insulatingproperties against outside of the room are secured, and to provide anopening between the under floor space and the attic space and the returncompartment to circulate conditioned air. Since the air conditioningload of the building itself is not varied even if the number ofventilation locations in the building and the blast air volume of theblower are too much, the above method does not affect theair-conditioning ability almost at all.

In this embodiment, a floor area of the building 1 is about 97.7 m², aheight of the ceiling is 2.5 m, the air conditioner 30 a having coolingability corresponding to 4 kW is installed, and air of 700 m³ is sentper hour at the time of cooling operation by cross flow fan in a weakwind mode. In each of the first floor blowers 40 and the second floorblowers 41, a blast air volume 2 per one blower is set to about 150 m³/hin an intermediate notch. The total blast air volume Vh which is sentinto the building 1 in this embodiment is about 1200 m³/h, and this islarger than the air-conditioning air volume of the air conditioner 30 a.That is, in this embodiment, an air volume of 58% of the total blast airvolume Vh is designed as an air-conditioning air volume (weak wind mode)which can be set in the air conditioner 30 a. Although it is notexplained in this embodiment, if air supply to a space under floor atabout 300 m³/h is added for example, the total blast air volume Vhbecomes about 1500 m³/h. Therefore, an air-conditioning air volume 700m³/h of the air conditioner 30 a is decreased to 46% of the total blastair volume Vh.

In the above-described configuration, if the air conditioner 30 a isoperated while setting the temperature in the building 1, temperature ofthe intake air current 32 a is detected and the operation of the airconditioner of a cooling or heating operation is carried out. Theconditioned air becomes spout air current 33 a of the air conditioner 30a, and the air is spouted toward the wall A21 substantially parallel tothe side wall 20. If the first floor blower 40 and the second floorblower 41 are operated, intake air current 43 and spout air current 44of the blowers are generated.

As compared with wind speed of 3 to 5 m/s of spout air current 33 a ofthe air conditioner 30 a, wind speed of intake air current 43 of theblower (ventilation fan) is about 0.4 m/s, and the intake air current 43of the blower (ventilation fan) is slower than the wind speed of thespout air current 33 a of the air conditioner 30 a. Further, since thespout air current 33 a of the air conditioner 30 a is sent by the crossflow fan, the current easily reaches a far location, and the spout aircurrent 33 a is less prone to be sucked by the intake air current 43 ofthe blower which is generated when surrounding air is sucked by theoperation of the sirocco fan 42. Therefore, most portion of the spoutair current 33 a of the air conditioner 30 a reaches a location near thewall A21 while being diffused, the spout air current 33 a is reversedand returns toward the wall B23 along the stairs 8, and the spout aircurrent 33 a merges and mixed with the intake air current 43 of theblower having a large blast air volume. Hence, if the suction ports ofthe first floor blower 40 and the second floor blower 41 are providedwhile avoiding the spout direction of the spout air current 33 a fromthe air conditioner 30 a, air-conditioned circulation current 45 whichis substantially circulated in the stair case 12 and diffused is formed,and short circuit is less prone to be generated.

Specific gravity of the spout air current 33 a in the heating operationis lighter than that in the cooling operation and the spout air current33 a easily rise. Therefore, it is preferable that a direction of thespout air current 33 a at the time of the heating operation is set to adownward direction more than a direction of the spout air current 33 aat the time of the cooling operation so that the spout air current 33 ais sent substantially in the horizontal direction.

If air is sent to the plurality of rooms of the building 1, a portion ofthe air from the rooms A13, B14, C15 on the second floor returns to thestair case 12 as exhausted air current 53 on the second floor and asexhausted air current 56 on the first floor from the rooms on the firstfloor. At this time, since the exhaust sections 52 open in the vicinityof the ceiling 62, most portion of the exhausted air current 53 on thesecond floor forms air-conditioned returning current 57 which flowstoward the air conditioner 30 a along the ceiling 62, and the mostportion merges with the intake air current 32 a of the air conditioner30 a. Hence, the air conditioner 30 a detects air temperature which isclose to temperature in the rooms and the operation of the airconditioner 30 a is controlled. A place where the exhaust sections 52are provided is not limited only if it is electrically conducted withthe staircase 12, but if the exhaust sections 52 are provided close tothe ceiling 62 of the stair case 12 and close to the air conditioner 30a, exhausted air current 53 is sucked into the larger number of airconditioners 30 a, and temperature of the intake air current 32 abecomes close to room temperature. Therefore, a difference between settemperature when the air conditioner 30 a is operated and actualtemperature in the building 1 becomes smaller, and the operation of theair conditioners is controlled.

The air-conditioned circulation current 45 flows such that it is opposedto the exhausted air current 53 and the intake air current 43 until thecurrent 45 is reversed, and the current 45 involves surrounding air andis diffused. Therefore, as the air-conditioned circulation current 45flows, temperature of the current 45 becomes higher than that of thespout air current 33 a of the air conditioner 30 a at the time of thecooling operation, and becomes lower than that of the spout air current33 a at the time of the heating operation.

The air-conditioned circulation current 45 is formed in the stair case12 mainly on the side of the stairs 8, and the air-conditioned returningcurrent 57 is formed in the stair case 12 mainly on the side of thecorridor 11 on the second floor. Since the blast air volume sent to therooms of the building 1 is larger than the air-conditioning air volume,spout air current 33 a of the air conditioner 30 a, the exhausted aircurrent 56 on the first floor and the exhausted air current 53 on thesecond floor are mixed with each other in the stair case 12. If thecurrent groups are mixed with each other, a difference betweentemperature of the air-conditioned circulation current 45 andtemperature of the rooms further becomes smaller.

Air flows through the slit 27 of the handrail 24 or the handrail 28 andhelps this mixing. A portion of the exhausted air current 56 on thefirst floor merges also with the air-conditioned returning current 57from a boundary between the stairs 8 and the corridor 11. A ventilationslit (not shown) which brings the first floor and the second floor ofthe building 1 into conduction with each other may be provided in thecorridor 11 so that current from the first floor easily merges.

In the air conditioning system of this embodiment, a difference betweentemperature of the spout air current 44 which is spouted to the roomsand temperature of the rooms is smaller than a difference betweentemperature of the spout air current 33 a of the air conditioner 30 aand temperature of the rooms. Therefore, persons existing in the roomsfeel less stress caused by the difference between the temperature of thespout air current 44 and the temperature of the rooms, andcomfortableness is enhanced.

In the case of an air conditioner which controls the number of rotationsof a compressor by an inverter, the air conditioner is operated suchthat when a blast air volume in a room is constant, a difference betweenspout temperature and room temperature when an air conditioning load issmall becomes small. Hence, when a compressor of the air conditioner 30a is of the inverter type, comfortableness is not deteriorated even if ablast air volume to the room is decreased when the air conditioning loadis small such as an intermediate season other than summer and winter.Therefore, there is no problem even if the total blast air volume Vh isdecreased and the air-conditioning air volume becomes 70% or more of thetotal blast air volume Vh.

All of the air conditioner 30 a, the first floor blowers 40 and thesecond floor blowers 41 may not be placed on the wall B23. One or someof the blowers may be provided in the stair case 12 of the first floorportion or may be provided on the partition wall 22. A direction of thespout air current 33 a maybe adjusted by a horizontal wind directioncontrol plate of the air conditioner 30 a, air-conditioned circulationcurrent 45 which merges with intake air current 43 of the blower can beformed, a wind passage of air-conditioned returning current 57 may beformed in a space other than a space in which the air-conditionedcirculation current 45 is formed, and the air conditioner 30 a may beprovided on the partition wall 22. It is only necessary thatair-conditioned circulation current 45 is formed in a longitudinaldirection of a return compartment which is rectangular in shape asviewed from above.

The air conditioner 30 a may be provided on each of the wall B23 and thepartition wall 22, and it is possible to provide a heat source at thetime of the heating operation such as a hot water radiator other thanthe air conditioner 30 a. It is only necessary that spout air currentgroups from two machines merge with each other and circulate in thestair case 12, and the current groups are sucked into the first floorblowers 40 and the second floor blowers 41. Therefore, the presentdesign and construction method can be applied also to a developed airconditioning system in which hot water is generated by solar heat forexample and this is used as a heat source.

In the air conditioning system of the first embodiment, the total blastair volume Vh to the rooms is larger than the air-conditioning airvolume. Therefore, a portion of air which returns to the returncompartment from the rooms is sucked into the air conditioner 30 a, andremaining air is sufficiently mixed with spouted air of the airconditioner 30 a, and the air is conditioned and returned to therespective rooms.

If the blast air volume is adjusted by the air volume adjustment meansof the blowers, each of the blowers can cope with variation of the airconditioning load of the rooms.

Capacity of the stair case 12 is about 16.2 m³, and the air conditioner30 a forms the air-conditioned circulation current 45 to perform the airconditioning. Therefore, it is unnecessary to provide an air conditionerchamber for exclusive use. If the air-conditioned circulation current 45is formed, the capacity of the return compartment may be less than this,but capacity of a general stair case is sufficient as capacity of thereturn compartment, and it is easy to compose the air conditioner 30 a,the first floor blowers 40, the second floor blowers 41, the exhaustsections 52 and the discharge section 55.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a building showing a configuration of an airconditioning system according to a second embodiment of the presentinvention, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a corridor portion of thebuilding taken along a line C-C.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a building 61 is a one-story house having anentrance 2. A living room 3 and a kitchen 4 are disposed, and a restroom 5, a bathroom 6 and an undressing room 7 are provided. A room A63and a room B64 are disposed in the building 61. A closet A65 is providedin the room A63. The room A63, the room B64 and the living room 3 of thebuilding 61 are connected to each other through a corridor 66.

A ceiling 62 or a floor 63 of each of the room A63 and the room B64 isprovided with spout grills (air intake sections) 68 a, 68 b, 68 c, 68 d,68 e, 68 f which send wind into the rooms. One ends of the air ducts 63a, 63 b, 64 c, 64 d, 64 e, 63 f are respectively connected to the spoutgrills 68 a, 68 b, 68 c, 68 d, 68 e, 68 f. The air ducts 63 a, 63 b, 63f are disposed in the ceiling 62 as ceiling air ducts 82, and the airducts 64 c, 64 d, 64 e are disposed under floor as underfloor air ducts83.

The corridor 66 is a space surrounded by the ceiling 62, the floor 63,an entrance wall 71 on which the entrance door 70 is mounted, apartition wall A72 with respect to the living room 3, a partition wallB73 with respect to the kitchen 4, a partition wall C74 with respect tothe rest room 5, a wall D75 on which the air conditioner 30 b ismounted, a partition wall E76 with respect to the room A63, and apartition wall F77 with respect to the room B64.

The air conditioner 30 b is disposed above the wall D75 of the corridor66 at a location close to the partition wall E76. This air conditioner30 b is a wall-mounted indoor unit of a separate-type air conditionerwhich is connected to an outdoor unit (not shown). A suction portthrough which intake air current 32 a is sucked is provided in an uppersurface of the air conditioner 30 b. A spout port from which spout aircurrent 33 b is spouted is provided in a lower portion of a frontsurface of the air conditioner 30 b. The spout port is provided with avertical wind direction control plate 34. The vertical wind directioncontrol plate 34 is set such that it spouts the spout air current 33 bsubstantially in the horizontal direction. The spout port is providedwith a horizontal wind direction control plate (not shown). Thehorizontal wind direction control plate is set such that it spouts thespout air current 33 b toward the entrance wall 71 which issubstantially parallel to the partition wall E76.

Three ceiling blowers 80 and three underfloor blowers 81 are disposedbelow the air conditioner 30 b. One ceiling air duct 82 is connected toone of the ceiling blowers 80, and one underfloor air duct 83 isconnected to one of the underfloor blowers 81. Sirocco fans (not shown)are provided in the ceiling blower 80 and the underfloor blower 81, airis sucked from the corridor 66, the sucked air flows through a ceilingair duct 82 and an underfloor air duct 83, and is spouted into the roomA63, the room B64, the living room 3 and the kitchen 4 in the building61. If air is sucked from the corridor 66, intake air current 43 isgenerated. The sucked air flows through the ceiling air ducts 82 and theunderfloor air ducts 83 as spout air current 44.

The ceiling blower 80 and the underfloor blower 81 include air volumeadjustment means. The air volume adjustment means is a notch switchwhich changes the number of rotations of a fan for example or a shutter(not shown) which adjusts an opening area of each of the suction portsof the spout grills 68 a to 68 f.

The ceiling blower 80 and the underfloor blower 81 are provided on apartition wall G84 which is parallel to the wall D75. That is, a spacebetween the wall D75 and the partition wall G84 is a wind-sendingcompartment 85, and a wind-sending opening 86 which is in communicationwith the wind-sending compartment 85 from the corridor 66 is formedbelow the wall D75. This wind-sending opening 86 substantiallycorresponds to an air suction section from the corridor 66 of theceiling blower 80 and the underfloor blower 81. Therefore, according tothis configuration, it is unnecessary to provide the ceiling blower 80and the underfloor blower 81 below the air conditioner 30 b. A soundabsorbing material is provided in an inner wall of the wind-sendingcompartment 85.

Exhaust sections 52 are provided in the vicinity of the ceiling 62 whichis higher than the air conditioner 30 b of the partition wall E76 andthe partition wall F77, and lower clearances 88 of doors 87 which areentrances to the room A63 and the room B64 from the corridor 66 are alsoprovided. Exhausted air current 89 is formed in the lower clearances 88and the exhaust sections 52. An opening which is in communication withthe living room 3 corresponds to an discharge section 90 to the corridor66, and exhausted air current 91 from the living room 3 is formed inthis opening.

Hence, the corridor 66 becomes a return compartment where air groupsdischarged from the plurality of rooms, i.e., the living room 3, thekitchen 4, the room A63 and the room B64 merge with each other. Thecorridor 66 which becomes the return compartment is adjacent to theliving room 3, the kitchen 4, the room A63 and the room B64.

Blast air volumes of air sent to the living room 3, the kitchen 4, theroom A63 and the room B64 are determined from capacity of the livingroom 3, the kitchen 4, the room A63 and the room B64 (blast air volumedetermining step). Then, a total blast air volume Vh in which the blastair volumes of the air sent to the living room 3, the kitchen 4, theroom A63 and the room B64 determined by the blast air volume determiningstep are added up is calculated (total blast air volume calculatingstep). From the blast air volume determined by the blast air volumedetermining step, air-blowing ability and the number of the blowerswhich send wind to the living room 3, the kitchen 4, the room A63 andthe room B64 are selected. In the second embodiment, the blast ductcomposes a portion of the blower. That is, the blast air volume used forselecting the blowers is a blast air volume which is spouted from thespout grills (air intake sections) through the ducts. The blast airvolume which is required for conditioning air is preferably at least 13m³/h or more per 2.5 m³ of the room and ideally, about 20 m³/h, and theblast air volume is adjusted in accordance with a size and a load of theroom. When the room is large, two or more blowers are placed, i.e., thespout grills are provided at two or more locations in some cases.

The air-conditioning ability of the air conditioner 30 b is determinedby air conditioning load calculation concerning the building 61(air-conditioning ability determining step).

The optimal air-conditioning air volume Vq of the air conditioner 30 bis determined from the total blast air volume Vh calculated by the totalblast air volume calculating step (air-conditioning air volumedetermining step).

The air conditioner 30 b has air-conditioning ability determined by theair-conditioning ability determining step, a model of the airconditioner 30 b is selected such that it can set the air-conditioningair volume which is equal to or less than the optimal air-conditioningair volume Vq determined by the air-conditioning air volume determiningstep.

If a total volume of a room where air therein is to be conditioned issmall, a minimum air-conditioning air volume which can be set by the airconditioner 30 b may be larger, in some cases, than the optimalair-conditioning air volume Vq which is determined by theair-conditioning air volume determining step. In this case, the totalblast air volume Vh of the blower is increased so that an air volumewhich is equal to or less than 70% of the total blast air volume Vh canbe set by the air conditioner 30 b.

That is, in order to maintain the air-conditioning ability of the airconditioner 30 b, the air-conditioning air volume of the air conditioner30 b is not decreased more than necessary, and the blast air volume intothe building 61 is increased to a value which is equal to or larger than20 m³/h per 2.5 m³ of the room so that the minimum blast air volumewhich can be set by the air conditioner 30 b becomes equal to or lessthan 50% of the total blast air volume Vh. Even if the blast air volumeof the blower is excessively large, this does not affect theair-conditioning ability.

In the super airtight and highly heat-insulated residential house ofthis embodiment, a floor area of the building 61 is about 79.3 m², aheight of the ceiling is 2.5 m, the air conditioner 30 b having coolingability corresponding to 3.6 kW is installed, and air of 510 m³ is sentper hour at the time of cooling operation by cross flow fan in a weakwind mode. In each of the ceiling blower 80 and the underfloor blower 81which send wind to the rooms, a blast air volume per one blower is setto about 150 m³/h in an intermediate notch. The total blast air volumeVh which is sent into the building 61 in this embodiment is about 900m³/h, and this is larger than the air-conditioning air volume of the airconditioner 30 b.

That is, in this embodiment, an air volume of 57% of the total blast airvolume Vh is designed as an air-conditioning air volume (weak wind mode)which can be set in the air conditioner 30 b.

In the above-described configuration, if the air conditioner 30 b isoperated while setting the air conditioning temperature in the airconditioner 30 b, temperature of the intake air current 32 a is detectedand the operation of the air conditioner of cooling or heating operationis carried out. The conditioned air becomes spout air current 33 b ofthe air conditioner 30 b, and the air is spouted toward the entrancewall 71 substantially parallel to the partition wall E76. The ceilingblower 80 and the underfloor blower 81 are operated, and intake aircurrent 43 and spout air current 44 of the blowers are generated.

In this embodiment, the ceiling blower 80 and the underfloor blower 81are disposed on the back of the wind-sending compartment 85, and thewind-sending compartment 85 is provided with the sound absorbingmaterial. Therefore, operation noise of the ceiling blower 80 and theunderfloor blower 81 is less prone to leak toward the corridor 66. Theair ducts 63 a, 63 b, 63 f and the air ducts 64 c, 64 d, 64 e also usesound absorbing ducts.

As compared with wind speed of 3 to 5 m/s of spout air current 33 b ofthe air conditioner 30 b, wind speed of intake air current 43 of theblower (ventilation fan) is about 0.4 m/s, and the intake air current 43of the blower (ventilation fan) is slower than the wind speed of thespout air current 33 b of the air conditioner 30 b.

Therefore, most portion of the spout air current 33 b of the airconditioner 30 b reaches a location near the entrance wall 71, the spoutair current 33 b is reversed and returns toward the wall D75 along thefloor 63, and the spout air current 33 b merges with the intake aircurrent 43 of the blower. Hence, if the wind-sending opening 86 isprovided while avoiding the spout direction of the spout air current 33b from the air conditioner 30 b, air-conditioned circulation current 92is formed in the corridor 66, and short circuit is less prone to begenerated.

Depending upon a distance between the air conditioner 30 b and theentrance wall 71, and also depending upon the setting of theair-conditioning air volume of the air conditioner 30 b, the followingphenomenon may be generated. That is, most of the spout air current 33 bdoes not reach the entrance wall 71 and is diffused, the spout aircurrent 33 b merges with the intake air current 43 of the blower, andair-conditioned circulation current 92 is formed.

If wind is sent to the room A63, the room B64, the living room 3 and thekitchen 4 of the building 61, the wind returns to the corridor 66 asexhausted air current 89 and exhausted air current 91. At this time,since the exhaust sections 52 open in the vicinity of the ceiling 62,most of the exhausted air current 89 forms air-conditioned returningcurrent 93 which flows toward the air conditioner 30 b along the ceiling62, and the most of the exhausted air current 89 merges with the intakeair current 32 a of the air conditioner 30 b. A portion of theair-conditioned returning current 93 is formed also by exhausted aircurrent 91 which flows in the vicinity of the ceiling 62 from the livingroom 3. The air conditioner 30 b detects air temperature close totemperature of the room A63, the room B64 and the living room 3, andoperation of the air conditioner 30 b is controlled.

Until the air-conditioned circulation current 92 is reversed, thecurrent 92 flows such that it is opposed to the exhausted air current 89and the air-conditioned returning current 93, the current 92 involvesthe surrounding air and is diffused. Therefore, as a flowing distancebecomes longer, temperature of the air-conditioned circulation current92 becomes higher than that of the spout air current 33 b of the airconditioner 30 b at the time of cooling operation, and becomes lowerthan temperature of the spout air current 33 b at the time of theheating operation.

By the mixing between the spout air current 33 b of the air conditioner30 b and surrounding air, a difference between temperature of spout aircurrent 44 which is spouted to the room A63, the room B64 and the livingroom 3 and room temperature of the room A63, the room B64 and the livingroom 3 becomes smaller than a difference between temperature of thespout air current 33 b of the air conditioner 30 b and room temperatureof the room A63, the room B64 and the living room 3. Therefore, personsexisting in the rooms feel less stress caused by the difference betweenthe temperature of the spout air current 44 and the temperature of therooms, and comfortableness is enhanced.

Further, when the persons open the entrance door 70 from outside of thebuilding 61 and enter the rooms, they touch the air-conditionedcirculation current 92 having temperature which is lower than that ofthe room A63, the room B64 and the living room 3 at the time of coolingoperation, and which is higher than that of the room A63, the room B64and the living room 3 at the time of heating operation. Therefore,hotness and coldness felt by the persons outside can be softened, and itis also possible to prevent outside air which enters from the entrancedoor 70 from directly entering the room A63, the room B64 and the livingroom 3.

Further, in a super airtight and highly heat-insulated residentialhouse, a heat exchange ventilator is disposed for ventilation on asteady basis, but if the ceiling 62 of the entrance 2 is provided withan outdoor air spout port of the ventilator, air is mixed withair-conditioned circulation current 92 and is sent to the room A63 andthe room B64. When the entrance door 70 is opened, outdoor air which isspouted from the heat exchange ventilator has high static pressure, andthe air easily flows out from the rooms through the opening of theentrance door 70. Therefore, an amount of outside air which enters canfurther be reduced.

When the building is large, it is possible to divide the inside space ofthe building into zones, and to use a combination of the above-describedfirst and second embodiments.

In both the first and second embodiments, moving spaces of people areutilized in the building. Since residents do not stay long in thesespaces, machines can be disposed so that performance of the airconditioner and the blower can easily be exerted, and these spaces areplaces where operation noise of these machines is less prone to affectresidents. Further, it is easy to store the blowers.

Further, the air conditioner 30 a is disposed above the corridor 11 ofthe stair case 12, and air is spouted substantially in the horizontaldirection. Therefore, spout air current 33 a does not directly hitpersons who go back and forth through the stair case 12.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

It is possible to easily condition air in the entire room using a movingspace of a resident such as a stair case and a corridor. Further, sincean inside space of a building can be divided into a plurality of zonesin accordance with ability of an air conditioner and air can beconditioned, the air conditioning system can also be applied to airconditioning of buildings such as commercial facilities and hospitalshaving large floor areas.

EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

-   1 building-   12 stair case-   9 a, 9 b, 9 c, 9 d spout grill (air intake section)-   18 a, 18 b, 18 c, 18 d spout grill (air intake section)-   30 a air conditioner-   33 spout air current of air conditioner-   41 a, 41 b, 41 c, 41 d second floor blower-   40 a, 40 b, 40 c, 40 d first floor blower-   52 exhaust section-   55 discharge section-   61 building-   66 corridor-   68 a, 68 b, 68 c, 68 d, 68 e, 68 f spout grills-   30 b air conditioner-   80 ceiling blower-   81 underfloor blower-   90 exhaust section

1. A construction method of an air conditioning system wherein a returncompartment which is adjacent to a plurality of rooms is formed in abuilding, the respective rooms are provided with air intake sectionswhich spout air sent from blowers, an exhaust section which formsexhausted air current directed from the respective rooms toward thereturn compartment is provided between the respective rooms and thereturn compartment, and the plurality of blowers and at least one airconditioner are disposed in the return compartment.
 2. The constructionmethod of an air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein thereturn compartment is a stair case in the building.
 3. The constructionmethod of an air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein thereturn compartment is a corridor in the building.
 4. The constructionmethod of an air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein asuction port of the blower is provided while avoiding a spout directionof spout air current from the air conditioner.
 5. The constructionmethod of an air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein asuction port of the blower is disposed below a spout port of spout aircurrent from the air conditioner, and a spout direction of the spout aircurrent from the air conditioner is substantially a horizontaldirection.
 6. The construction method of an air conditioning systemaccording to claim 4, wherein at least one exhaust section is providedabove the air conditioner.
 7. The construction method of an airconditioning system according to claim 1, wherein a total blast airvolume of the plurality of blowers is larger than an air-conditioningair volume of the air conditioner.
 8. A design method of an airconditioning system comprising a plurality of rooms and a returncompartment in a building, in which an air intake section which spoutsair sent from blowers are provided in the respective rooms, an exhaustsection which forms discharged air current directed from the respectiverooms toward the return compartment is provided in the respective rooms,the plurality of blowers and at least one air conditioner are providedin the return compartment, the air in the return compartment is guidedfrom the air intake section to the respective rooms, and the air in therespective rooms is guided from the exhaust section to the returncompartment, wherein the design method comprises an air-conditioningability determining step of determining air-conditioning ability of theair conditioner by calculation of an air conditioning load concerningthe building, a blast air volume determining step of determining a blastair volume sent to the respective rooms from the respective capacity ofthe rooms, a total blast air volume calculating step of calculating atotal blast air volume in which the blast air volumes into therespective rooms determined by the blast air volume determining step areadded up, and an air-conditioning air volume determining step ofdetermining an optimal air-conditioning air volume of the airconditioner from the total blast air volume determined by the totalblast air volume calculating step, wherein the blowers which send air tothe respective rooms are selected from the blast air volume determinedby the blast air volume determining step, the air conditioning systemfurther has the air-conditioning ability determined by theair-conditioning ability determining step, and the air conditionercapable of setting an air-conditioning air volume which is equal to orless than the optimal air-conditioning air volume determined by theair-conditioning air volume determining step is selected.
 9. The designmethod of an air conditioning system according to claim 8, wherein whenthe air conditioner having the air-conditioning ability determined bythe air-conditioning ability determining step cannot set theair-conditioning air volume which is equal to or less than the optimalair-conditioning air volume determined by the air-conditioning airvolume determining step, the blower is selected such that a minimumair-conditioning air volume which can be set by the air conditionerbecomes equal to or less than 70% of the total blast air volume.
 10. Thedesign method of an air conditioning system according to claim 8,wherein the blower having air volume adjustment means capable ofadjusting an air volume is selected.